A task force will be set up for land governance in the North-Eastern states, the Union Rural Development Ministry said.

The decision was taken at the recently concluded National Conference on “Land Governance in North Eastern States” held in Guwahati, Assam on May 3-4.

The territorial and autonomous district councils in the states of Assam, Tripura, Mizoram …

Climate change and its impact on glaciers remains a global challenge which requires global efforts and actions. Government of India is committed to protect the glaciers and has made efforts to reduce the impact through several adaptation and mitigation measures. This includes a number of programmes under National Action Plan on Climate Change. Various R&D …

Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, has announced the latest addition to its Leica Pegasus TRK portfolio of mobile mapping solutions, the Leica Pegasus TRK100. Specifically designed for GIS professionals, the new mobile mapping system is a powerful, easy-to-use geospatial solution built for large-scale infrastructure measurement and digital twin creation.

Leica Geosystems’ Pegasus TRK portfolio is renowned …

Cesium has announced a partnership with Google Maps Platform, which is launching the experimental release of Photorealistic 3D Tiles through their Map Tiles API. Photorealistic 3D Tiles use the widely-adopted Open Geospatial Consortium’s 3D Tiles standard created by Cesium. 

Data is available for over 2,500 cities and 49 countries to an open ecosystem of 3D Tiles-enabled …

Synspective and Thaicom will supply a joint solution to government, defense, agriculture, and finance sectors in Thailand that enhances disaster response, environmental monitoring, agricultural productivity, and infrastructure planning. The collaboration will combine Synspective’s expertise in SAR technology and Thaicom’s knowledge in the satellite and space technology in Thailand.

 Benefits of SAR technology include rapid assessment of …